[Upd]: Mega-patch voor Gran Turismo 5 uit

[Update: hier de patch notes]
Update Notice (1.05)

A new update has been released for Gran Turismo 5.
The main contents of the update are as follows:

Seasonal Events
[Seasonal Events] have been added to the upper left side of the [GT Mode] - [GT Life] screen. From here you can participate in official online events from the Polyphony Digital team. In these events, all participants under the same regulations, and if you complete the event you will win rewards and experience. In Time Trials and Drift Trials, compete on the leader boards with players around the world.

Online Dealership
An [Online Dealership] has been added to the left center of the screen. In here you will find popular and rare used cars. You might just come across that one car you've always been looking for, that you haven't been able to find in the used car dealership.

Online Race Rewards and Experience
When you complete a race in the open lobby or my lounge, you will now gain rewards and experience points. Therefore if you are focused more on playing online, you'll still be able to gain rewards and levels that you need to progress in GT Life.

Driving Distance and Number of wins in Online Races
The driving distance and number of wins you achieve when you complete a race in Open lobby or My lounge will now affect your stats in Profile and the Garage. Here again the results from your online play will cumulate within GT Life

Improved Rewards
The rewards for winning races in Both A-Spec and B-Spec in GT mode- GT Life have been increased for a limited time only. This applies until the end of January 2011. This is a great chance for those who were previously have difficulties getting ahead in the game, due to lack of funds for tuning and purchasing required cars.

Race Information Display
Is now available in the Start-Quick Options. You can also see this in Race Display in Options.

Save Data Backup
You can now copy and restore your save data. For details please refer to the in-game Manual

Personal BGM (menu)
From [options]-[hardware]-[Audio], it is now possible to set the Personal BGM (menu). This can also be accessed from the Music Library within GT Mode.

Car Name Change
The official name of the "Red Bull X1" has been changed to "Red Bull X2010"

Integration within the website
THe main features within GT Mode - Community can now be accessed through the "Gran-Turismo.com Official Website.

Important Note
We have made improvements to the Log within GT Mode - Community section,
in order to make its operation more stable. Please note that the information that was here before the update has been reset.

Some contents of the update will not be applied unless you sign into the Playstation Network when you play the game


En dan nog andere fixes/toevoegingen die er niet instaan maar wel bevestigd zijn door de community:

-Replay rewind function
-All replays now finish at the end of your lap, Not 1-2 sec before hand like they used to.
-Headlights work better
-Mechanical damage offline practice/arcade
-Zonda R sound bug fixed
-New prize cars for AMG challenges
-24hr and 4hr Nürburgring in Practice + Arcade mode
-Adjustable end of race duration added to online

Met dank aan Dennisdebengel

[Origineel bericht]: Zonder enige fanfare hebben Sony en Polyphony Digital een gigantische stealth-update voor Gran Turismo 5 uitgebracht. De patch, die maar liefst 608 MB weegt, is zonder verklaring uitgekomen, dus de community op Neogaf heeft zelf maar gekeken wat er allemaal vernieuwd is.

Tot nu toe zijn er een aantal elementen naar voren gekomen. De HUD kan uitgezet worden, voor degenen die van de beelden willen genieten. Er kunnen backups gemaakt worden van savebestanden, er zijn nieuwe online events en seasonal events waar meer credits dan normaal te verdienen zijn. Mechanische schade kan offline aangezet worden, en er is een online autodealership waar zeldzame auto's gekocht kunnen worden.